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Posted 12 June 2011 - 05:48 PM (#1) njbudman81

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Well while fishing today in southern nj I caught a couple snakeheads that were guarding their young then took a net and scooped some out of the lake. You are suppose to kill them on sight but my buddies and I decided to spare some. He has a plastic goldfish pond in his yard and I had a spare aquarium from my peacock bass that died. I have quite a few babies and he took to adults and hundreds of babies. Has anyone caught any from the wild and successfully kept em as pets? Any pointers I need to know. I know I won't keep em all and will have to kill most of em buy some pointers I would appreciate.

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 06:14 PM (#2) Tensa

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just dont remove the fry too early from the parents thats the only big pointer i could tell you. and yea dont give away your address or ip because F&W will be knocking on your door.

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 06:17 PM (#3) njbudman81

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I'm friends with the game warden and I called him. He said kill em, eat em, do whatever you want with em. Just don't put em back in the lake.

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 06:27 PM (#4) njbudman81

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My buddy caught this one a few miles away

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 06:38 PM (#5) njbudman81

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I think the one my buddy caught is a bowfin though

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 06:47 PM (#6) bob351

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thats freakin sweet how did you get the babies with the parents... and how to do they do in the winter or should i be expecting snakeheads in my lakes and rivers in southern ontario shortly :agh:

Posted 12 June 2011 - 07:02 PM (#7) njbudman81

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Parents guard the young so we made our lures attack the schools. Then netted the babies after the adults were caught.

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 07:04 PM (#8) bob351

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thats pretty sweet... what you guys planning on doing when those babies get bigger :laugh:

Posted 12 June 2011 - 07:08 PM (#9) njbudman81

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Not sure. I'll probably keep a pair then I guess kill the rest. Maybe give em to the nj aquarium or Philadelphia zoo if they want em. I just won't release em.

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 07:17 PM (#10) bob351

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good call... you could always make a ton of lil fish sticks, at that size you could fry em up and eat em whole.. like lil french fries :laugh:

Posted 12 June 2011 - 07:27 PM (#11) Tensa

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looks good just be careful. could always use the babies as food so they dont go to waste.

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 07:28 PM (#12) njbudman81

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My caribe I'm sure would eat em

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 04:06 PM (#13) Guest_c_granger21_*

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i want one...

Posted 15 June 2011 - 11:30 AM (#14) His Majesty

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wow man nice snakeheads :rockon:

i would keep as many as i could in a big plastic tub. it be sweet as.

maybe eat some of them. fillet and grill. anyone know if they taste good?

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 12:04 PM (#15) Guest_ksls_*

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I like the one with the pattern on it. Very pretty!

Posted 18 June 2011 - 03:29 PM (#16) kove32

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I hear a lot of people eat them! Supposedly they are good to eat! I'm so jealous though because I always wished that I could catch some baby snakeheads! Always wanted to keep one!!

Posted 24 June 2011 - 04:04 PM (#17) njbudman81

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Just as a follow up all my snakeheads are dead. Fish and game didn't want them however my caribe did.

60 gallon
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delphin titanium 200 watt heater
all-glass 100 watt heater
aqua-clear powerhead
1 10'' caribe

rip- lucky the 1 eyed runt piranha killed in battle with by own tank mates

Posted 24 June 2011 - 08:20 PM (#18) Guest_c_granger21_*

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................... i wanted them.

Posted 25 June 2011 - 06:01 AM (#19) njbudman81

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Well come to jersey and I'll lend you a net.

60 gallon
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delphin titanium 200 watt heater
all-glass 100 watt heater
aqua-clear powerhead
1 10'' caribe

rip- lucky the 1 eyed runt piranha killed in battle with by own tank mates